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Video: Search in Windows Phone Mango Beta 2!
I made a really quick video today, of the way Bing search features work on Windows phone, in the Mango Beta Refresh. Firstly you will see me testing visual search, which is probably the most accurate, recognises words and searches properly. Remember this is just a trial, and real off the cuff look. Visual text…
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Will the HTC Omega be HTC’s First “Mango” Windows Phone?
Earlier this week, Specs leaked on a new HTC handset, code named the Omega, and it may be HTC’s Mango phone, or one of them any way. I do believe HTC will bring it to the Mango Release of Windows Phone, just like they did with the original release. There’s a theme starting to emerge…
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Windows Phone Mango Beta gets a Refresh, 7.10.7712.60!
Today Microsoft released a refresh for the Windows Phone Mango Beta, which brought it up to 7712, from 7661. With Mango being released to manufacturers yesterday, and of course Fujitsu showing of their first Windows Phone, expectations were high, and a little rumour flew around fed by Cliff Simpkins of Microsoft, that a new build…
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Windows Phone “Mango” goes RTM
If you are a Windows Phone 7 user and picked up a first generation Windows Phone at it’s release, today is like Christmas in July. With Fujitsu outing their new Windows Phone, complete with the full Mango build on board, and the news that all current users are that much closer to what will be…
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Confirmed: Microsoft has ditched GeoTrust Verification for Individuals and DreamSpark Students!
Yesterday I got a bit of a bee in my bonnet, about some information posted about changes to the Windows Phone developer registration/certification process. The lack of solid information from Microsoft, an announcement, press release etc, detailing the changes seemed strange to me. as well as the variation in the results when following the link…
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Has Microsoft Ditched GeoTrust for Windows Phone Developer Verification?
I’m a bit befuddled by a post that I read today, that asserted as part of the recent App Hub update, bringing many new features for Windows Phone Developers, that the registration/verification process had been relaxed for individuals and students. While this may be an interpretation issue, as with the app hub refresh, Microsoft have…
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Zune Music and Podcast Finally Hitting Australia!
There’s been a lot of rumblings amongst Windows Phone users, about the features that would come to the platform, in what part of the world. Many of the services available have been limited by region, [former link shows regional availability], and those limitations have been the bane of Windows Phone users outside the UK and…